"I had planned to play 200 balls", U19 cricketer Abishek Porel shares his success-mantra

Abishek Porel, the current Bengal U-19 captain and now the squad member of the Indian U19 cricket team has flown away to West Indies to join the covid-hit Indian U19 cricket team. COVID-19 hit the Indian team with a brutal force. The BCCI had to send five new players as a backup for the COVID-19 hit players in the India U19 camp in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup.

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Initially not named in the squad despite scoring heavily in the domestic circuit throughout his age cricket, Abihsek was disappointed. However, somehow, he saw hope in everything. With the talent he has, his coach Bibhas Das had already said, "he was an automatic choice in the team".

In an exclusive interview with us, Porel shared his success mantra on how he plans his inning and looks into the future post a successful Cooch Behar Trophy.

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"I feel confident and blessed", Porel was confident and humble when asked about his three centuries in four innings in the Cooch Behar Trophy. Interestingly, all of those scores for Bengal had come in at different situations and at a different pace. "As a captain, I always look to play according to what the team management decides and the need of the hour", Abishek added.

Although he was overlooked for the U19 Asia Cup and U19 World Cup, he sounded positive in his voice after the maiden Ranji call. "Yes, I was obviously disappointed not to see my name on the World Cup squad, but I am delighted on my maiden Ranji call-up."

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"Ready to bat anywhere"

A dry patch with the bat in the U19 challenger trophy had seen him left out from the primary squad of the U19 team. Although he was batting at a different place than his normal top of order position, Porel was happy to play any role asked by the team management.

"I am trying to do my best at what I am asked to do. I am ready to bat anywhere and be flexible for my team", Porel answered when asked about his batting position in the Challenger Trophy.

Being a wicket-keeper himself, Abishek meantime was very much excited to learn from Wriddhiman Saha who was also a part of 27-men probable Ranji Squad for Bengal. "He is one of the best in the world and I am excited to take every bit and piece from him to grow as a player", Porel answered.

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With all of this attention, he was getting as the new "big thing" in Bengal cricket, Abishek seemed to have his eye only on cricket. "I want to dominate the Indian domestic circuit. The aim is to knock on the senior India team's door. I am taking smaller steps. But I am focused on bigger things," he added.

When asked about his thought process to score big innings, Abishek promptly answered, "In muti-days cricket, now my plan is to play 200-balls. I know if I can play 200-balls, I am good enough to score big."

Abishek hails from Chandannagar, West Bengal a place famous for many first-class cricketers of Bengal Cricket. Perhaps, Abihsek gets to call Ishan Porel, Bengal's pace-head his brother who hails from the same place as him.

"Ishan da and I do not meet often as he is ways on tours with the teams he plays for. But, he backs me whenever I am down. He has always helped me stay positive and learn from the mistakes", Abihsek Porel on Ishan Porel's influence in his career.

Abishek Porel has already landed in the West Indies and will join the Indian team post completing all the covid protocols. India will play the defending champions Bangladesh team on 29th January for a place in the semi-final.